Luring machine



Nov. 1, 1932. DlLAs 1,885,335

LURING MACHINE Filed Dec. 9, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEIYTOR May/A72),

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NOV. 1, 1932. A IDILAS 1,885,335

LURINQ MACHINE Filed Dec. 9, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I I N V EN TOR. eoz qe fih go'.

A TTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 1, 1932 UNETED STATES GEORGE A. DILAS, OF BAY CITY, MICHIGAN Application filedDecember 951.929. isri ii in. 412,743. 1

connect the motorshaft witha shaft which if i This invention relates to luringmachines, and particularly to a power driven machine fcl r cleaning and renovating hats and the li (e.

g] The prime object of the invention is to de sign a simple, practical, compact, and economical machine, having means for tightly clamping a hat block thereto, and which can be quickly and readily removed and replaced.

Another object is to provide an adjustable rim, which can be adjusted to accommodate the brims of various shapes and widths.

A further object is to provide a simple and practical machine composed of few parts, all of substantial construction which will not get out of order, and which occupies but small space.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combiao nation and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportiomand minor details of construction, without departing from' the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side View of my improved machine, the adjustable rim being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side view showing the block clamping means, the dotted lines showing it in closed position.

Fig. 4 is a plan of the worm and'worm wheel drive.

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the block table and adjustable rim.

Fig. 6 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 7 is also a fragmentary part sectional edge view showing the rim supporting means.

Referring now part cularly to the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates a base on which a motor 6 is secured, a gear case 7 is also secured to said base, and is held in place by bolts 8 as usual, a motor shaft 9 projecting from the motor, and a coupling 10 serves to journald in eiw m case 7." a I 'Afworm 12 is'securely mounted onth Shaft meshing With .anddriving awor wheel-13, which ismountedonthe vertically disposed shaft "14:, this shaft projecting .beyond the gear case, and a sleeve 15 is secured thereon byineans of a 'pin16, said sleeve "pro j'e'cting into the boss 1'7 whichi'is casti'ntegral with the gear case, the sleeve being threaded as shown, and afhorizont-ally disposed table 18, iscastintegral therewith,"lor can be secured thereto, lugs 19 being provided on the underside of the; table, and spaced apart openings 2U are provided therein, and accomin'odate. levers 21 which are pivotally cone nected to the lugs,19 by means of pins 22; Ii

A hand wheel23 is threaded on the sleeve 15, and has a tubular extension 24 cast integral therewith, a plate 25 being mounted on said extension and is formed with spaced apart ears 26 to which links 27 are pivotally connected by means of pins 28, the opposite ends of said links being connected to the lower end of the levers 21 by means of pins 29. A collar 30 is mounted on the extension drawings.

Clamping blocks 31 are provided on the upper end of the levers 21, the front edge being serrated as shown at 32, spaced apart ears 33 being provided on the back, and pins '34 pivotally secure the blocks to the upper ends of the levers, and it will be obvious that 7 of the table 18, and is spaced therefrom, being formed in two sections, each having a plurality of fingersor teeth 36, so spaced that they inter-lock with the fingers or teeth of the other section; Ways 37 are provided on the underside of the sections, and arms 38 are cast integral with the table 18, the end terminating in horizontally disposed strips 39 which are slidably mounted in said ways, so that the rim may be adjusted to suit hat rims of various widths.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that I have perfected a very simple, practical, and substantial power driven luring machine for use in cleaning and renovating hats.

What I claim is V 1. A luring machine including a table formed with an externally threaded tubular extension, levers pivotally mounted on said table, a hand wheel threaded on said extension,.a plate mounted thereon, links connecting said levers and the plate, a sectional adjustable rim around said table and supported thereby, and means for rotating said table.

2. A luring machine including a base, a gear box mounted thereon, a worm, a vertically disposedshaft, a Worm Wheel mounted thereon and meshing with said worm, a table mounted on said shaft, levers pivotally mounted on-saidI table and having serrated blocks pivotally secured to the upper ends thereof, adjustable means for moving said blocks away from or towards each other, an adjustable rim around the table and carried thereby, and means for driving said gears.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature.

GEORGE A. DILAS. 

